Louis Heit MFT, LCSW
Psychotherapy
I offer individual, couples, and family therapies, for adults and teens, to treat a variety of problems and issues, including:
Depression
Anxiety
Anger and Impulse Control
Grief and Loss
Mood Disorders
Substance Abuse and Other Addictions
Trauma Recovery and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Stress Management
You can expect to have your problems handled professionally, with care, concern, and respect. I take your problems seriously, and engage you as a partner in collaboratively resolving your difficulties so that you can lead a more effective, satisfying, and fulfilling life.
Counseling and psychotherapy are processes that allow you the freedom and privacy to discuss issues that are often painful or difficult to discuss with family and/or friends. The following are a few ideas to help make your therapy experience more effective:
1. During your therapy sessions, you may feel nervous, apprehensive, or anxious. This is very normal, and to be expected.
2. Before each of your sessions, write down any questions, topics, concerns, or issues that you would like to work on.
This will help you stay focused and less likely to forget something important.
3. Communicate your expectations to me so that we are working together toward your goals.
4. Provide me with ongoing feedback, so that I know how you are doing, and whether you think we are on track in addressing your
needs.
5. If you feel the need to bring in a partner, relative, or friend with you for your session, in order to wok on interpersonal issues,
please discuss this with me prior to inviting him/her/them to our next session.
6. If you have another professional involved in your care (for example, a physician, psychiatrist, attorney, or another
psychotherapist), I need to know this, so that I can discuss with you whether to coordinate your care with him/her, and to insure
that your treatment with me will not conflict with care you receive from another provider.
7. Make a commitment to yourself to remain in therapy and to attend regular sessions. Therapy often involves strong emotions that
at times can seem overwhelming and scary, and can often lead you to consider prematurely ending therapy or missing one or
more sessions. Be aware that, if you wait until you have a crisis, it will be more difficult to resolve the crisis than if you work on
problems proactively. Likewise, let me know immediately if you ever feel the need to increase or decrease the frequency of your
sessions, or to suspend or end therapy.
Call me today at (760) 613-9136 to make an appointment.
